(A)

Since I have been in my new neighborhood, I have had the pleasure of meeting a few of my neighbors. My __1__ idea was to make small fruit baskets and leave them on each of my neighbors front porches(門廊) the night of Christmas Eve for them to find. I __2__ the cards:“Happy Holidays from 5104 Northumberland Road.”

I __3__ the friendly lady for last, since I was still not exactly sure where she lived. I __4__ decided upon a house down about where I met her each morning and felt relatively __5__ that it was hers.

This morning I noticed a small __6__ inside the mailbox. It was addressed simply-Resident, 5104 Northumberland Road. I opened the __7__ and took out a Thank You card. The __8__ said, “Thank you for the lovely fruit basket you __9__ on the porch of Richard Kelly. It was very __10__. Richard Kelly passed away half a month ago. He never stopped __11__ about how nice it was that someone remembered him in his time of __12__. He really appreciated it.”

I was sincerely __13__. I had no idea who Richard Kelly was or that he had been gravely ill. I had left that __14__ ladys basket on Mr Kellys porch by __15__. I wanted to say by mistake, but that would be wrong. I believe that Richard Kelly was __16__ to have that basket. I hate that the lady did not get to __17__ a fruit basket from me, but I believe that __18__ she knew what had happened, she would not have had the outcome any other way.

I feel blessed to have helped Richard Kellys last days be more __19__. This just further reinforces (加強(qiáng)) my belief that there are never any __20__ in life.

1． A． gift B． sympathy C． visit D． greeting

2． A． signed B． made C． wrote D． posted

3． A． helped B． called C． thanked D． saved

4． A． immediately B． finally C． honestly D． terribly

5． A． sure B． happy C． sorry D． cortent

6． A． basket B． present C． note D． cheque

7． A． mailbox B． window C． book D． envelop

8． A． author B． owner C． card D． picture

9． A． made B． left C． provided D． designed

10． A． thoughtful B． attractive C． valuable D． practical

11． A． asking B． talking C． wondering D． worrying

12． A． illness B． trouble C． poverty D． danger

13． A． excited B． interested C． moved D． shocked

14． A． poor B． nice C． sick D． lonely

15． A． accident B． hand C． day D． turn

16． A． allowed B． meant C． advised D． forbidden

17． A． find B． hide C． receive D． buy

18． A． unless B． because C． if D． though

19． A． hopeful B． cheerful C． wonderful D． meaningful

20． A． mistakes B． regrets C． changes D． secrets

(B)

In the dining room of my grandfathers house stood a massive grandfather clock. Meals in that dining room were a __1__ for four generations to become one. The table was always __2__ with food from wonderful family recipes（食譜） all containing __3__ as the main ingredient（成分）. And always that grandfather clock stood like a trusted old family __4__, sharing our happiness.

As I was a child, the old clock __5__ me. I watched and listened to it during meals. I __6__ how at different times of the day, that clock would strike with a wonderful __7__. Year after year, the clock struck a part of my __8__, a part of my heart.

Even more wonderful to me was what my grandfather did each day. He __9__ wound that clock with a special and magic key, which __10__ the clock ticking and striking. He never let that clock wind down and __11__. When we grandkids got a little older, he showed us how to __12__ the clock.

Several days after my grandfather died, I entered the dining room, with tears flowing __13__. The clock stood desertedly __14__, seeming smaller and not as magnificent as before. I couldnt __15__ to look at it.

Years later, my grandmother gave me the clock and the key. The old house was quiet. I opened the clock door with my shaking hand. Then __16__, reverently（虔誠地）, I entered the key and wound the clock. It sprang to __17__. Tick-tock, tick-tock, life and chimes were __18__ into the dining room, into house and into my __19__. In the movement of the hands of the clock, my grandfather __20__ again.

1． A． party B． time C． place D． situation

2. A． filled B． cleared C． spread D． left

3． A． wine B． surprise C． fish D． love

4． A． friend B． guard C． doctor D． lawyer

5． A． disappointed B． encouraged C． interested D． comforted

6. A． questioned B． remembered C． doubted D． wondered

7． A． sound B． hammer C． voice D． ring

8． A． studies B． opinions C． memories D． brains

9． A． strangely B． carefully C． eagerly D． usually

10． A． got B． kept C． prevented D． found

11． A． break B． fall C． stop D． move

12． A． wind B． repair C． read D． clean

13． A． unexpectedly B． gently C． difficultly D． freely

14． A． ticking B． moving C． noisy D． quiet

15． A． help B． bear C． hope D． insist

16． A． slowly B． quickly C． unwillingly D． naturally

17． A． feet B． hands C． sense D． life

18． A． breathed B． blown C． taken D． sent

19． A． study B． bedroom C． heart D． mind

20． A． died B． lived C． smiled D． sang

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